urn:taro:utexas.cah.01748A Guide to the Goliad (Texas) Records, 1841-1892Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing
Instructions. July 2010Finding aid written in English.
Descriptive Summary
Goliad (Tex.)Goliad (Texas) Records1841-1892Materials are written in English.4 items Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at AustinOrdinance books, minute books, and
resolutions relating to the city ordinances of Goliad and to minutes of meetings of
the city council.
Historical Sketch

Goliad, Texas, on the Southern Pacific Railroad and the San Antonio River, was
established in 1749 as a Spanish colonial municipality called Santa Dorotea. The
first fort built there, La Bahía, was the site of multiple battles between 1779 and
1821. In 1829, a resident of the fort and member of the Coahuila and Texas state
legislature, Rafael Antonio Manchola, suggested the name of the town be changed to
Goliad, an anagram of Hidalgo, the priest known as the father of Mexican
independence.

Arguably the most well known events in Goliad’s history were the Goliad Campaigns of
1835 and 1836. These efforts of Texan forces to gain control of the town for Texas
independence during the Texas Revolution culminated in the Goliad Massacre and the
execution of James W. Fannin, Jr.’s command.

Goliad County was established in 1836 and named for the city, which became county
seat. The city officially became part of the Republic of Texas in 1839.

The Goliad (Texas) Records, 1841-1892, include ordinance books, minute books, and
resolutions relating to the city ordinances of Goliad (1841-1892) and to minutes of
meetings of the city council (1841-1871).

Goliad (Texas) Records, 1841-1892, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.

Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

Related Material

See also the Goliad Scrapbook; the Goliad County Scrapbook; and the Fannin (James
Walker) Papers, 1836-1933.

Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory3H26Minute books of the Common Council,
1841-18714L131Ordinance books, 1841-1892